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LaFayette's Tour

LaFayette's Tour from directly overhead

LaFayette's Tour is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the east-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Suncook Village, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
On June 21, 1825, General Lafayette visited Major Caleb Stark and stayed at Fisk's Tavern nearby. He departed for Concord the next day. -William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2021.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.13166, -71.45279
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • George M. Lamiette Square: 0.1 mi
  • Blueberry Express Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bridge Park: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Field: 0.4 mi
  • Robert Frost Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 58
Museums: 32
Attractions: 19
  • Block Party Social: 6.4 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 7.6 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 9.0 mi
  • Everett Dam: 10.5 mi
  • Everett Dam: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 18
Beaches: 16
  • White Sands Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Steeles Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Senter Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Vegetable Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Litchfield Community Garden: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 8.4 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 11.1 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 13.4 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 13.5 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of LaFayette's Tour. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainENE 61°424 m7.6 mi
Nottingham MountainENE 67°411 m8.2 mi
McCoy MountainNE 53°384 m7.7 mi
Neville PeakENE 64°363 m8.5 mi
Nats MountainENE 65°356 m7.1 mi
Brush HillNE 49°305 m7.3 mi
Plausawa HillN 6°304 m6.1 mi
Levi HillENE 63°302 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0719:4620:30
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1515:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13379213058

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